Two sculptures by Alfred Lepère, a French sculptor from the 19th century, have been returned to France after being missing for about thirty years. One of the pieces, The Hunter Faun, a bronze sculpture, was stolen during the night of July 21 to 22, 1993. It was recently identified during a public sale at an auction organized by Freeman's in Chicago on July 15, 2025. The sculpture had previously been sold by Andrew Jones Auctions in Los Angeles on September 15, 2018, for $8,000. The American owners of the sculpture agreed to return the bronze to the Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP), a French public institution that supports visual arts, after learning about its provenance. The sculpture was originally cast by Thiébaut Frères, a renowned French foundry, from an original plaster model created by Lepère in 1862. It was first displayed at the Salon of 1863, a prestigious art exhibition in Paris that showcased works by emerging and established artists. The Hunter Faun had been part of the collection at the Musée de Picardie, a museum located in Amiens, France. The museum's grand staircase was once decorated with paintings by Puvis de Chavannes, a French painter known for his decorative and symbolic style. The return of the sculpture was made possible through the collaboration between the museum, CNAP, and The Art Loss Register, an international organization that helps recover lost or stolen artworks. This recovery highlights the importance of art provenance research and international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage. The return of The Hunter Faun not only restores a missing piece to its original context but also brings renewed attention to the work of Alfred Lepère, whose contributions to 19th-century sculpture are now being rediscovered.